The PEN/Heim Translation Fund was established in the summer of 2003, and — since that time — it has funded a total of 139 translations from over 35 languages, including three projects translated from Arabic.

Submissions for the 2018 awards cycle will be accepted through September 15, 2017, and “should be translations-in-progress, as the grant aims to provide support for completion.” There are no restrictions on the nationality of the translator, but the project must be translated into English.

Meanwhile, the TA First Translation Prize is also open for submissions, with a deadline of September 15.This is is an annual £2,000 prize “for a debut literary translation into English published in the UK.” The prize was established this year, endowed by translator-author Daniel Hahn, with support from the British Council.